Shade and curtain fixture.



A. J. DINKEL .& H. C.'HARTMAN.

SHADE AND CURTAIN FIXTURE. APPLICATION- FILED AUG.30.,I9I6.

Patented Sept.' 4, 191?! a Nom/Em UNITED STAES PATENT OFFlCE.

ANDREW 3J'. DINKEL AND HARRY C. HARTMAN, OF CLARINDA, IOWA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

SHADE CURTAIN FIXTURE.

Patented Sept. 4,k 1917.

Application filed August 30, 1916. 'Serial No. 117,650.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that we, ANDRnw J. DINKEL and HARRY C. HARTMAN, both citizens of the United States, and residents of Clarinda, in the county of Page and 'State of Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Shade and Curtain Fixture, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to a combination fixture having telescoping rod sections and adapted to hold a shade and 'a curtain, spring means being provided for maintaining the telescoping sections in adjusted position on a window frame.

The invention has for an object to yprovide a fixture of the character mentioned, improved in various particulars `with respect to the spring means and with respect to the manner of adjusting the fixture to windows of different widths and to shades of different widths.

A further object of the yinvention is to provide va combined shade and curtain holder constructed in' a manner adapted to facilitate the placing and removal of the same, and the convenient placing and removal of the curtain.

The invention will be particularly explainedin the specic description following:

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification in which similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of a combined curtain and shade holder, embodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of one end of the xture;

Fig. 3 is a plan view showing the fixture, parts being broken away and others shown in section.

In constructing a fixture in accordance with our invention, a tubular rod is formed in telescoping sections and the sections are formed with returned ends 11 at the inside disposed toward each other and spaced from the bodies of the telescoping sections. On each returned end 11, at the back thereof, is a bracket 12 securing the lixture to a window frame. Preferably, the brackets 12 are detachably secured to the ends 11. Any suitable securing means may be provided for the bracket, there being shown as an example, screws 13 for the purpose.

In Fig. 3,*at the left, we have shown a l headless pin 162L projecting from la side face of the window fra-me A yto extend through the holes 16. As will readily be understood, a screw may be driven into Jthe face of the frame A at each "side to be received inthe 'keyholes 17, i-n which case the pin 16a will be omitted. In either case the 'fixture may be readily detached `and as readily -placed in osition.

Within the telescoping tubular sections 10,

a coil spring 19 is provided and-extends continuously through said sections, following the returned ends 11 thereof. To secure the ends of the springs, plugs 20 are fitted in the open terminals of the returned ends 11 and formed with lheads V21 to bear endwise against the said end members. At the inner end of each plug 2O is a lug 22 into which the adjacent end of the spring is hooked. Thus, the resiliency of the spring tends to press the ends 11 toward leach other and maintain the brackets 12 against the window frame. They said brackets may have teeth 1S to enter the window frame.

The returned ends 11 carry shade brackets 23, 24:, which are slidably mounted to accommodate shades of various widths. To effect sliding connection of the shade brackets, the same are formed with base flanges 25 which receive longitudinal ribs 26 on the top and bottom of the ends 11. Said ribs 26 are disposed in front of the securing brackets 12 so that the shade brackets have clearance in their longitudinal movements.

The fixture includes a curtain rod 27 composed of telescoping sections, the ends of which are bent rearwardly and the terminals 28 of which are disposed vertically and are received in upper and lower lugs 29 on the flanges or plates l5 on the brackets 12 which are provided with holes 30 (see the right of Fig. 2), in which the terminals 28 are inserted vertically. The detachability of the rods 10 and brackets 12 facilitates the placing ci" a curtain or curtains on the rod 27 as will be readily understood.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

l. A lixture of the class described including tubular telesccping rod sections having the ends thereoic returned at the inside, securing brackets on the said returned ends, shade brackets on said returned ends, and a coil spring in said sections, the ends of said spring extending into the returned ends of the rod sections and being secured thereto.

A iixture ci' the class described including tubular telescoping rod sections having the ends thereof returned at the inside, means to secure said sections to a window frame, shade brackets on said returned ends, a coil spring in said sections, the ends of the spring following and extending into the returned ends of the rod sections, and plugs removably entering in the returned ends of the rod sections and connected with the ends of said spring.

3. A iixture of the class described including telescoping rod sections having the ends thereof returned at the inside toward each other and spaced from the bodies of the rod sections, brackets on said returned ends at the back to secure the same to a window frame, and orwardly extending shade brackets on the said returned ends at the front between the same and the bodies of the rod sections.

4E. A iixture of the class described including a rod having the ends thereof returned at the inside toward each other, and spaced from the body of the rod, brackets on said returned ends vat the back to secure the same to a window frame, and forwardly extending shade brackets mounwted on the returned ends at the front and'between same and the body of the rod and slidable on said returned ends to accommodate shade rollers of different lengths.

A xture of the class described including a rod having. the ends thereof returned at the inside toward each other and spaced from the body 'of said rod, brackets on the said returned ends at the back Jfor securing the same to a window frame, longitudinal ribs on the returned ends at the top and bottom and forward of the said brackets, and shade brackets on the said returned ends, said shade brackets having base Hanges slidably engaging said ribs and having clearancebetween the ribs and the firstmentioned brackets. l

6. A ixture of the class described including a rod, the ends of which are returned toward each other at the back, shade brackets on said returned ends at the front, brackets on the said returned ends at the back having means whereby to secure the same to a window frame, the second-mentioned brackets having lateral upper and lower members at the back of said returned ends, and a curtain rod having rearwardly bent end portions, and vertically disposed terminals extending through the said upper and lower members.

ANDREW J. DINKEL. l HARRY C. HARTMAN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G. 

